Dr. Ilana M. Horwitz is an Assistant Professor and the Fields-Rayant Chair of Contemporary Jewish Life in the Department of Jewish Studies at Tulane University. In her research, Dr. Horwitz takes a sociological approach to examine how people’s religious upbringing, race, ethnicity, social class, and gender shape their life course, especially their educational experiences. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Conversation, Inside Higher Education, and Contexts Magazine. Prior to academia, Dr. Horwitz spent several years as a management consultant, and is now working on her next book, The Entrepreneurial Scholar.
